Introduction to Linguistics: Semantics 2

Prof. Futrell discusses compositional semantics, the sense and references of sentences, and relationships among propositions.

[gabor]

"The queen of England is sleeping." Now _that_ hits different.

[aswathy]

Thankyou... Linguistics is not my cup of tea but have to study for the exams....this class was a great help...I really loved the way you explain concepts...so thankyou again.

[sharlenesimms]

Thank you so much this is the only video I`ve found that explains and provides examples

[heartandsoul]

Watching and commenting in March 2024. The Queen of England is sleeping indeed. May Her Soul Rest In Eternal Peace! And China is no longer the most populous country in the world. Sir, I like the way you explain the subject. Thank you for what you do.

[gabor]

Him: A sentence is either true or false.
Me, an intellectual: This sentence is a lie.

[lirisa]

Couldn't there be an instance where "Bob kicked the bucket." is compositional though? You see a bucket laying on the ground. You asked "What happened to the bucket?"

Someone could say "Bob kicked the bucket." I don't think this is an infeasible construction.

Surely, context determines how we are to interpret if it's compositional or not.

If you say, "I haven't seen Bob in three years." and someone responds : "Bob kicked the bucket." While maybe a cold way to break the news to you, it's telling you that Bob is dead, not that he kicked some specific bucket.

[hosseinh]

The queen of England is sleeping. It's even more interesting now.